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    June 2018 Running Challenge

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    • Posts: 2,956 Member
      Well done @Orphia - you are an inspiration to us all - ESPECIALLY doing it with limited cheering from the sidelines!!!
    • Posts: 2,956 Member
      edited June 2018
      Aw @BruinsGal_91 - puffins are just STUNNING birds! Great photo. I’m not jealous AT ALL!!!
    • Posts: 6,423 Member
      @BruinsGal_91 - well tell him we all love it! Awesome photography!
    • Posts: 8,375 Member
      zebedeeclare wrote: »
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      Thanks - it was nice to get out and get the legs working again :-)

      I did the marathon there in April

      Beast! :wink:
    • Posts: 8,375 Member
      NEW JUNE GOALS, REHAB SMART, 20 hours of activity Work up to 4 minutes of running (50 mpm). Bike all that I can bike.

      2---4.05mi, 61min (PT run)
      3---2.58mi, 55 min walk
      4---3.71mi, 54 min (PT run)
      7---3.42 mi, 47 min 5(2-1,2-2)
      8---9.35 mi, 43 min road bike
      10---55 min brick. 6.04 mi bike, 1.67 mi run 6(2,2)

      315 min/ 15.43

      Upcoming Races
      July 22 Draper Lake Duathlon
      October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
      March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance
      April 28, 2019OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
    • Posts: 6,668 Member
      06/01/18 - 0
      06/02/18 - 1 mile race & 5k race
      06/03/18 - 10 miles @ 9:52
      06/04/18 - 13.1 miles @ 9:04
      06/05/18 - 0 :(
      06/06/18 - 13.1 miles @ 9:30 including hill repeats
      06/07/18 -
      06/08/18 - 0 :(
      06/09/18 - 12 miles @ 9:29
      06/10/18 - 13.1 miles @ 9:22

      07/20/18 - Liberty Get Well Mile
      08/11/18 - Howl At The Moon 5k

      --More as I find them - need find a nice trail race

      2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
    • Posts: 2,594 Member
      @MegaMooseEsq way to complete your first race! It still counts. Keep it up.
      @PastorVincent thanks for the chart. That will be helpful moving forward this summer.
    • Posts: 6,668 Member
      MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
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      Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.

      Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!

      Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:

      UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.

      Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.

      Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.

      Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.

      Temperature - This one is obvious :) Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.

      Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. :) If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.

      Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.

      If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.
    • Posts: 6,668 Member
      Scott6255 wrote: »
      @PastorVincent thanks for the chart. That will be helpful moving forward this summer.

      Everyone is different of course, but I have found it works very well. There is another version of the chart were you add dew point and tempature to generate compsite number that tries to get at the impact of tempature and dew point in one feel swoop. I do not find that as helpful because I can look at the temp and see its like 95F or something and not care about the dew point cause I know that run will really be hard for me. :)

      Experiment and see what works best for you. :) Some people love running in 90+F degrees with high humdity. I think they are nuts, but what do I know? :D
    • Posts: 1,464 Member

      June...I'll change my tune...
      6/1 rest
      6/2 1.87
      6/3 rest
      6/4 2.00
      6/5 rest (damned toe...)
      6/6 2.28
      6/7 rest (")
      6/8 2.25
      6/9 rest (" but better....)
      6/10 2.75

      Total 11.15


      Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:

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    • Posts: 243 Member
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    • Posts: 2,072 Member
      PastorVincent wrote: »
      For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:

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      SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html

      Thank you. I'll be traveling to London in July and that will be useful. I live in the desert on a mountain, so dew point is generally a non issue here. Now the 105° temp today, yeah, that isn't much fun.
    • Posts: 2,594 Member
      @jele30 great job on the 10k! Massive pace reduction from last year. Hope your husband's back gets better soon.
    • Posts: 6,668 Member
      @jele30 Wow! That is a huge improvement! Well done!
    • Posts: 990 Member
      fast 10k this am. I was suppose to do intervals but I just decided to run fast for the last 5.1miles after a warm up of 1 mile. Overall it was 48 minutes but the first mile was 9:45.

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